The year 2012 will be remembered as an important landmark in the struggle for GLBTQ rights.Â On the one hand, national and state elections polarized attitudes and big business took sides on GLBTQ issues.Â At the same time, marriage equality saw major wins in four battleground states, the President of the United States came out […]

Want to see what the Rainbow Project is all about? Â Join us today (Sunday, January 27) at theÂ RenaissanceÂ Seattle (515 Madison) starting at 9 a.m. Â We will complete the 2013 Rainbow List today, so come see how everything works! Â Meetings are in Room 525, and open to all conference attendees. Â Dying to see what made the […]

Headed to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle? Have a passion for GLBTQ books for youth and teens? Â We’d love to see you! ALA Midwinter is when we create our Annual List, and this year is sure to have some interesting debates about whether books meeting the criteria for the list. Our meetings are open […]

The 2013 Rainbow Project Committee is proud to present our 2013 Nominations list! Â Please remember that not all nominations make make the final list, which will be announced during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, this year held in Seattle, Washington January 25-29. Â All books on the nomination list will be discussed during the group […]

The nominations period for the 2013 Rainbow List ends at midnight on Halloween–just nine days away!Â Â If you want to suggest LGBTQ books for young readers (that were newly publishedÂ between July 1, 2011 and December 31, 2012) for the Rainbow List, please visit our suggestions page.Â We call these field suggestions and committee members will […]